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22 Cards in this Set
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distraught
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adj. very much agitated or upset as a result of emotion or mental conflict
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credence
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n. belief, mental acceptance
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feckless
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adj. lacking in spirit and strength; ineffective, weak; irresponsible, unreliable
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decry
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v. to condemn, express strong disapproval; to officially depreciate
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articulate
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v. to pronounce distinctly; to express well in words; to connect by a joint or joints; adj. expressed clearly and forcefully; able to employ language clearly and forcefully; jointed
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derogatory
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adj. designed to belittle or degrade; disparaging
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cavort
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v. to romp or prance around exuberantly
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dissemble
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v. to disguise or conceal, deliberately give a false impression
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eulogy
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n. a formal statement of commendation; high praise
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exhume
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v. to remove from a grave; to bring to light
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evince
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v. to display clearly, to make evident; to provoke
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verdant
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adj. green in tint or color; immmature in expreience or judgement
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verbiage
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n. language that is too wordy or inflated in proportion to the sense or content, wordiness; a manner of expression
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murky
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adj. dark and gloomy, obscure; lacking in clarity and precision
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intractable
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adj. hard to manage, stubborn, not responsive to discipline
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piquant
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adj. stimulating to the taste or mind; spicy, pungent; appealingly provocative
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utopian
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adj. founded upon or involving a visionary view of an ideal world; impractical
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nefarious
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adj. wicked, depraved, devoid of moral standards
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viscous
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adj. having a gelatinous or gluey quality, lacking in easy movement or fluidity
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unwonted
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adj. not usual or expected; not in character
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primordial
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adj. developed or created at the very beginning; going back to the most ancient times or earliest stage; fundamental, basic
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propinquity
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n. nearness in place or time; kinship
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